Quiz 2 - Review

Which of the following best describes the motivation that drove the European explorers?

• Gifts, Gold and Glory

• God, Gold and Glory

• God, Glory and Silver

• Gold, God and Gluten

Europeans migrated to new colonies in the Americas. They also established trading posts in Asia, but China and Japan pushed for _________ from the West. To keep their own cultural and social patterns in place.

• Isolation

• Involvement

• Fellowship

• Open-Door Policy

Which term is used to describe the mass redistribution of West Africans during the Transatlantic Slave Trade?

• Northwest Passage

• The Great Migration

• Middle Passage

• The Westward Expansion

Why did Europeans want to sail to the Indian Ocean area?

• To spread the word of Christianity and seek converts

• To claim territory in Asia and glorify their countries

• To take back the holy land from the Ottoman Empire Muslims

• To join the established trade network there and bring back foreign goods, such as spices, silk, and gunpowder

Ferdinand Magellan's contribution to the Age of Exploration was....

• He destroyed the Aztec Civilization in Mexico

• He was the first to discover the New World

• He led the first crew to circumnavigate the globe

• All of the above

Which was an immediate result of the European Age of Exploration?

• Islamic culture spread across Africa and Asia

• European influence spread to the Americas

• Independence movements developed in Asia

• African military dictatorships were established throughout Europe

A main cause of the Native American population decline was...

• The introduction of disease by contact with Europeans

• Starvation resulting from declining agricultural production

• The migration of several culture groups to North America

• Losses due to Spanish military actions against native peoples

Which country is credited with leading the way in the Age of Exploration?

• Spain

• England

• Portugal

• Netherlands

Which of the following was a POSITIVE impact of the Columbian Exchange?

• Columbus finally became famous

• It led to a more diverse and more nutritional diet

• Native American tribes were easier to conquer for the Europeans

• None of the above

In the late 1400s and the early 1500s, what was a major reason for the European voyages of exploration?

• Introduction of Enlightenment ideas

• Desire to control Constantinople

• Rapid industrialization

• Need for alternate trade routes